Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Superannuation

OFM scores a birdie with new resort and leisure trust

Listed financial services company OFM Investment Group Limited has bought two premium golf resorts as the base portfolio of its new OFM Resort and Leisure Trust.

And the award goes to Asgard, Macq and CFS First Choice

The top three investment platforms in the country - Asgard adviserNET, Macquarie Wrap and CFS First Choice - are within a hair's difference of each other on the performance stakes, according to a recent survey on the best of the best in the platform ...

Labor's super plans costly, complex and a disincentive: Liberals

The Liberal Party has attacked Labor's plans to phase out superannuation contributions tax for some people as "extraordinarily complex and costly."

IFSA CEO pushes for IFRS changes

IFSA CEO, Richard Gilbert, has played an important role in paving the way for potential changes to the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), reported in the Financial Standard yesterday.

East beats west in optimism survey: Grant Thornton

According to a global business owners survey, Australians are ranked seventh 'most optimistic' about the 2006 economy, with India and China topping the league tables while the US and the UK sit further down the ranks.

Macquarie leads in project finance

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
Macquarie Bank continues to dominate Australasia's project finance markets, well ahead of nearest rival JP Morgan, according to East & Partners' annual Australasian project finance report.

Perpetual appoints former ANZ MD to board

Perpetual Limited (Perpetual) has appointed a former ANZ Group (ANZ) managing director to their board to replace three directors who announced their retirement at the company's AGM in October last year.

City slickers to face higher bankruptcy rates: ITSA

The latest statistics from Insolvency and Trustee Services Australia (ITSA) paint a dire picture of the incidence of bankruptcies in the eastern states, brought on by rising petrol and household living costs.

Challenger welcomes back S&P four stars

After an almost two year hiatus, Challenger's Australian Share Fund and Select Australian Share Fund have both been upgraded back to four stars by Standard and Poor's (S&P).

SIMON Transport joins TWUSUPER

Transport industry fund TWUSUPER has taken the fund members of SIMON Transport under its wing after the corporate fund said it was winding up due to the increased licensing and regulatory pressures of the new super choice regime.